Executive Recruiter - Talent Strategist
About The Position
Fanatics Collectibles is building the future of sports collecting and is seeking leaders who will define its trajectory. This role, based in New York City, is a relationship management position focused on owning and growing the strategic talent network referral program, building and stewarding a world-class talent bench, and driving full-cycle recruitment for selected VP+ leadership roles. Success will be measured by the quality of relationships and talent networks cultivated. The ideal candidate is a strategic relationship builder and trusted advisor who takes a consultative approach to identifying talent. Responsibilities include managing executive referrals, maintaining an engaged bench of candidates across key functions, and working with stakeholders who expect a deep understanding of the business and a strong point of view on talent acquisition.
Requirements
- 10+ years of talent acquisition experience, with a majority focused on executive and VP+ recruiting.
- Track record demonstrating relationship management and opportunistic talent identification.
- Proven track record of managing executive search firm relationships.
- Deep expertise in LinkedIn Recruiter and LinkedIn Talent Insights, capable of running executive talent market maps and building slates with conviction.
- Strong executive presence and communication skills, comfortable engaging with C-suite stakeholders.
- An established executive network built on credibility, trust, and long-term professional relationships.
- Experience with AI recruiting tools and a genuine curiosity for their application in executive search.
- High EQ and discretion, with a genuine track record of adaptability and flexibility.
- Based in New York City with deep market fluency and an existing network across NYC’s sports, media, consumer, or technology ecosystem.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with AI recruiting tools and genuine curiosity about how to deploy them in executive search.
Responsibilities
- Own, evolve, and grow the top-performer referral program, actively cultivating referral sources and networking them through Collectibles.
- Manage every executive referral from first touch through disposition, ensuring proper tracking and engagement.
- Build and maintain an active bench of relationship-managed leaders across key functions, continuously expanding it through ongoing relationship development and market mapping.
- Own the health and hygiene of executive referral data in Greenhouse CRM, ensuring profiles are tagged, stages are current, and outreach is logged.
- Deliver weekly reporting to TA and business leadership on talent from the strategic talent network, including screens completed, HM conversations, offers extended, and pipeline disposition.
- Own end-to-end recruitment for executive roles across non-tech functions at Fanatics Collectibles, leveraging established talent pipelines and relationships.
- Partner directly with C-suite and senior leadership to understand role requirements, success profiles, and cultural expectations for leadership hires.
- Maintain a deep, living bench of executive talent by function through regular touchpoints.
- Lead and manage executive search firm partnerships, including scoping engagement terms, setting expectations, managing deliverables, and holding firms accountable.
- Determine when to conduct searches independently through personal networks versus engaging retained search partners.
- Leverage LinkedIn Recruiter and LinkedIn Talent Insights to map executive talent markets, identify movement signals, and build targeted slates.
- Conduct executive-level screens and assessments, and present polished candidate slates to senior stakeholders.
- Lead complex offer negotiations and manage executive onboarding transitions in partnership with People Operations.
- Manage the executive talent bench as a strategic organizational asset, maintaining active relationships and tracking movement, motivation, and availability.
- Activate and expand personal networks deliberately, including referral sources, former colleagues, search firm contacts, industry events, and the NYC sports and media community.
- Utilize LinkedIn Talent Insights and AI tools to generate market maps and competitive intelligence.
- Share executive talent signals and bench updates with TA and business leadership on a regular cadence, proactively surfacing names, flagging movement, and making the bench visible.
Benefits
- Direct access to the C-suite
- Ownership of the executive bench
- Mandate to build something that outlasts any single search
- Opportunity to make a significant impact on the future leadership of the organization
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
Education Level
No Education Listed
